<div>I went through the Codex and found some files you may have missed. Not sure exactly how indepth your mixing and matching might become, so I did a wide search.</div><div><br></div><div>Theme Design Elements (these are very popular, and probably a bit outdated)</div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Adding_Asides">http://codex.wordpress.org/Adding_Asides</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Adding_Post_Feeds_to_the_Header">http://codex.wordpress.org/Adding_Post_Feeds_to_the_Header</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_Horizontal_Menus">http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_Horizontal_Menus</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More">http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_Your_Sidebar">http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_Your_Sidebar</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Design_Header_Image_and_Color_SubPanel">http://codex.wordpress.org/Design_Header_Image_and_Color_SubPanel</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Headers">http://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Headers</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Headings">http://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Headings</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Developing_a_Colour_Scheme">http://codex.wordpress.org/Developing_a_Colour_Scheme</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Dynamic_Menu_Highlighting">http://codex.wordpress.org/Dynamic_Menu_Highlighting</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Excerpt">http://codex.wordpress.org/Excerpt</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Good_Navigation_Links">http://codex.wordpress.org/Good_Navigation_Links</a></div><div>
<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Next_and_Previous_Links">http://codex.wordpress.org/Next_and_Previous_Links</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages">http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Photoblogs_and_Galleries">http://codex.wordpress.org/Photoblogs_and_Galleries</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Playing_With_Fonts">http://codex.wordpress.org/Playing_With_Fonts</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Meta_Data_Section">http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Meta_Data_Section</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Thumbnails">http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Thumbnails</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Separating_Categories">http://codex.wordpress.org/Separating_Categories</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_Lists_with_CSS">http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_Lists_with_CSS</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_Theme_Forms">http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_Theme_Forms</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Switching">http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Switching</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Gravatars">http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Gravatars</a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Image_and_File_Attachments">http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Image_and_File_Attachments</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Images">http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Images</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Smilies">http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Smilies</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Wrapping_Text_Around_Images">http://codex.wordpress.org/Wrapping_Text_Around_Images</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Basics</div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions">http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_Files">http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_Files</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Finding_Your_CSS_Styles">http://codex.wordpress.org/Finding_Your_CSS_Styles</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/I_Make_Changes_and_Nothing_Happens">http://codex.wordpress.org/I_Make_Changes_and_Nothing_Happens</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_for_Mobile">http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_for_Mobile</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_for_Print">http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_for_Print</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist">http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist_Draft">http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist_Draft</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review">http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Themes/Theme_Compatibility/">http://codex.wordpress.org/Themes/Theme_Compatibility/</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes">http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes</a></div><div><br></div><div>Customizing the Functionality and Form of the Theme</div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page">http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Displaying_Posts_Using_a_Custom_Select_Query">http://codex.wordpress.org/Displaying_Posts_Using_a_Custom_Select_Query</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Integrating_WordPress_with_Your_Website">http://codex.wordpress.org/Integrating_WordPress_with_Your_Website</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Making_Your_Blog_Appear_in_a_Non-Root_Folder">http://codex.wordpress.org/Making_Your_Blog_Appear_in_a_Non-Root_Folder</a></div><div><br></div><div>Designing WordPress Themes</div>
<div>
<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes">http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes</a></div><div><br></div><div>Template Files</div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Author_Templates">http://codex.wordpress.org/Author_Templates</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Category_Templates">http://codex.wordpress.org/Category_Templates</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Search_Page">http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Search_Page</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_an_Archive_Index">http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_an_Archive_Index</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_an_Error_404_Page">http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_an_Error_404_Page</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Tag_Templates">http://codex.wordpress.org/Tag_Templates</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Image_and_File_Attachments">http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Image_and_File_Attachments</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Functions and Theme Code</div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags">http://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Fields">http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Fields</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Taxonomies">http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Taxonomies</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Data_Validation">http://codex.wordpress.org/Data_Validation</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/File_Header">http://codex.wordpress.org/File_Header</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Include_Tags">http://codex.wordpress.org/Include_Tags</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Migrating_Plugins_and_Themes_to_2.7/">http://codex.wordpress.org/Migrating_Plugins_and_Themes_to_2.7/</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Option_Reference">http://codex.wordpress.org/Option_Reference</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Pluggable_Functions">http://codex.wordpress.org/Pluggable_Functions</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy">http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop">http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop_in_Action">http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop_in_Action</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Frameworks">http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Frameworks</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes">http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Deprecated_Functions_Hook">http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Deprecated_Functions_Hook</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Taxonomy">http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Taxonomy</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Widgets">http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Widgets</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/WPMU_Functions">http://codex.wordpress.org/WPMU_Functions</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Template Tags</div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Anatomy_of_a_Template_Tag">http://codex.wordpress.org/Anatomy_of_a_Template_Tag</a></div><div><br></div><div>Categories you might want to dig into:</div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Actions">http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Actions</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Design_and_Layout">http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Design_and_Layout</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Filters">http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Filters</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:WPMU_Functions">http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:WPMU_Functions</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Category_Templates">http://codex.wordpress.org/Category_Templates</a></div><div><br></div><div>CSS Tips, Techniques, and Resources</div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS">http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS_Fixing_Browser_Bugs">http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS_Fixing_Browser_Bugs</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS_Shorthand">http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS_Shorthand</a></div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS_Troubleshooting">http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS_Troubleshooting</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Finding_Your_CSS_Styles">http://codex.wordpress.org/Finding_Your_CSS_Styles</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>FAQ dealing with Theme Design</div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Layout_and_Design">http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Layout_and_Design</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Working_with_WordPress">http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Working_with_WordPress</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Theme Architecture (outdated - need new versions)</div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Site_Architecture_1.5">http://codex.wordpress.org/Site_Architecture_1.5</a></div><div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Site_Architecture_v1.2">http://codex.wordpress.org/Site_Architecture_v1.2</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>I'm sure I'm missed some.</div><div><br></div><div>A key issue to this is that you have three audiences to address, a common problem with the Codex, which is why we set up the WordPress Lessons area, giving beginners a safe place to start and covering topics in a very simple fashion. While the basics might not apply to serious WordPress developers, EVERYONE digs into their Theme at one time or another.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The three audiences are: beginners, experienced designers, and "the next generation" developers, digging into the hooks, code, and customization, creating their own rules as they go. </div><div>
<br></div><div>In general, the Codex serves to help the first two groups, but offer a solid reference for the third. I'm glad your focus is on the middle group, providing a "checklist" based reference. Eager to see the results. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Lorelle</div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Lance Willett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nanobar@gmail.com">nanobar@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">> Several members of the Theme Reviewers list (led by Chip Bennett) are<br>
> working to improve pages on the Codex related to theme development.<br>
><br>
> Specifically we want to improve the Theme Development Checklist and<br>
> Theme Unit Test data. The idea is to have three distinct pages<br>
><br>
</div><div class="im">> Could you help by listing any pages that relate to theme development<br>
> that *are not* listed below? Thank you!<br>
<br>
</div>First: thanks for all the feedback! I'll be working on adding those items in.<br>
<br>
Second: a quick update for you on the Codex reorganization for theme<br>
development docs.<br>
<br>
The main checklist (/Theme_Development_Checklist) has now been merged<br>
to three other docs:<br>
<br>
1. /Theme_Development - General code standards and best practices.<br>
2. /Theme_Review - Guidelines for publicly releasing a theme via the<br>
WP.org directory.<br>
3. /Theme_Unit_Test - Theme testing data and related explanations.<br>
<br>
This page will be merged into /Theme_Review:<br>
- <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Themes_for_Public_Release" target="_blank">http://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Themes_for_Public_Release</a><br>
<br>
All the docs need copyediting and cleanup, which we'll be working next.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
--<br>
Lance Willett | Automattic Theme Wrangler<br>
</div><a href="mailto:lance@automattic.com">lance@automattic.com</a><br>
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